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According to a criminal complaint filed by Pittsburgh police, Entazam Sahovic, a hematologist at West Penn Hospital and an expert in bone marrow transplants, drove the nurse home from dinner in Shadyside in September, and the victim told him he could sleep at her house because “Sahovic’s driving was questionable due to his level of intoxication."

In the criminal complaint, the victim also told police that Sahovic repeatedly said, "I insist on you sleeping with me."

Sahvoic, 63, and his attorney did not respond to requests for comment while leaving court Wednesday. Sahvoic remains free while he awaits trial.

In court, the nurse said she was sexually assaulted after she had 4.5 drinks with the doctor that night in September.

The night started when a friend dropped her off at Casbah because the nurse intended for the doctor to drop her at home.

Later that night, the nurse did invite Sahovic inside her home, she said. When the defense asked if "she told him he could sleep in her bed," she replied, "Yes."

The woman said she was "drifting off to sleep" when the doctor came into her room and sexually assaulted her, saying he took her underwear off and touched her sexually. As he continued, according to the woman, she said, "'please stop' at least six times."

The woman said she "said it quietly" but "I knew he heard me" because he "stopped" ...but then "continued to do it." She also said Sahovic performed a sexual act on her, and she never gave him permission to do so.

The defense pointed out that the nurse "invited him to sleep in her bed after drinking with her all night long."

According to the criminal complaint, she awoke to find Sahovic asleep next to her wearing nothing but socks.

In court, the woman said she "was in shock" the morning after the alleged assault and "took a shower, started getting sick, threw up twice," and told Sahovic, "I feel horrible." She said Sahovic responded by saying, "There's no place he'd rather be," and then embraced her.

She said Sahovic left, but she was "sick for the rest of the day."

The defense questioned why the nurse invited Sahovic to coffee the following day. The woman insisted that she wanted to meet him at Panera Bread because her phone was in his car.

"Didn't want coffee with him, wanted my phone," the woman said, adding that she did meet him at the restaurant and got her phone and texted two people about the incident.

She said she told human resources at her job. She also said a friend went to HR because the friend felt it could be a pattern.

According to the criminal complaint, the nurse denied having any kind of intimate relationship with the doctor, even though "in August 2015, Sahovic professed his love for her."

West Penn Hospital officials confirmed that Sahovic has been placed on a personal leave of absence pending the outcome of his legal proceedings.